100 years ago I was the tallest building in the world
Visitors to New York City have 5,868 high rises to choose from when they are walking the city and looking up for inspiration. Among these are some iconic structures such…
a future new york urban travel destination: the lower east side “low line”
New York City’s much-heralded and successful west side High Line project – the abandoned cargo train-track-turned-park – may soon have a subterranean counterpart. The city is now considering another abandoned…
a piece of new york city subway history reveals itself in greenwich village
Just a few blocks from the flyingnorthblog international headquarters in New York City, one can find the West 4th Street subway station, in the heart of Greenwich Village. This is…
an unexpected aerial tour of nyc
On my early morning flight back from Montreal Trudeau to New York LaGuardia, I received two complimentary amenities: the first being a drink of water, and the second, a spectacular…
sorry mother nature, your earthquakes and hurricanes are no match for the power of the five boroughs of new york city
August 23: earthquake. August 28: hurricane. Good try Mother Nature, but if you listen closely, you will hear the raspberries of more than eight million people – all directed at…
weak hurricane [now tropical storm] irene in nyc: flooding and power issues, and fun for hoarders
![weak hurricane [now tropical storm] irene in nyc: flooding and power issues, and fun for hoarders](http://flyingnorth.net/wp-content/themes/advanced-newspaper/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fflyingnorth.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F08%2Fhoarders.jpg&q=90&w=80&h=66&zc=1 "weak hurricane [now tropical storm] irene in nyc: flooding and power issues, and fun for hoarders")
From midtown Manhattan, it seems that the worst is over. The power is still on and there is little damage on the streets. At 3:00pm EST, the evacuation of Zone…
hurricane irene update: manhattan island floods in advance of the real power of the storm
As of 9:30am Eastern Standard Time, with Hurricane Irene showing the very beginnings of its power, New York City is already inundated, and Manhattan island is slowly succumbing to the…
the reality on the ground in new york city in advance of hurricane irene
I’ve been in New York City for twenty-five years and what has happened today is unprecedented thus far – and Hurricane Irene hasn’t even hit yet. For those of you…
the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquake in new york city
The tragedy of yesterday’s 5.8 earthquake was not lost on New York City, where no less than four thousand soufflés fell and tens of thousands of skinny extra shot caramel…
where can I fly to in five hours from new york city?
When most people contemplate air travel, they tend not to take into account the varied options at their disposal for the same flight time. Living in New York City, we…
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